SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The San Francisco Giants scored three runs in the first inning and rode a strong start from Landen Roupp to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night at Oracle Park. Roupp earned the win, allowing one run on one hit over five innings while striking out seven. The Dodgers’ only run came in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk to Hyeseong Kim. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the loss for Los Angeles despite a complete-game effort, yielding three runs on six hits over seven frames. The Giants’ first-inning rally included an RBI single from Rafael Devers and a run-scoring sacrifice fly by Casey Schmitt before Jung Hoo Lee added another RBI single. Ryan Walker pitched a perfect ninth for his second save. Attendance was 40,066. The game took 2 hours, 30 minutes. The Dodgers fell to 16-7, while the Giants improved to 10-13.

Dodgers’ Rally Falls Short as Giants Win 3-1 SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Landen Roupp pitched five strong innings and the San Francisco Giants scored three times in the first inning Tuesday night, holding on for a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers before a crowd of 40,066 at Oracle Park. The Giants, who improved to 10-13 with the win, jumped on Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto immediately. Willy Adames led off the bottom of the first with a single to shortstop Hyeseong Kim, advancing to second on a throwing error by Kim. Luis Arraez followed with a single to left, moving Adames to third, and Matt Chapman walked to load the bases. Rafael Devers then singled to right, scoring Adames to tie the game at 1-1. Casey Schmitt followed with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Arraez and giving the Giants a 2-1 lead. Jung Hoo Lee then singled to right, driving in Chapman to make it 3-1. That would prove to be all the offense San Francisco needed. Roupp (4-1) scattered one hit and one earned run over five innings, striking out seven. He retired the side in order in the second, third and fifth innings, stifling a Dodgers lineup that entered the game with a 16-7 record and had won 12 of its previous 15 contests. The Dodgers’ only run came in the fourth inning, when Teoscar Hernández scored on a bases-loaded walk to Hyeseong Kim. But the rally was short-lived: Alex Call grounded into a double play to end the inning and erase any further threat. Yamamoto (2-2) took the loss despite a solid outing. He went seven innings, allowing six hits and three runs — two earned — while striking out seven. He did not walk a batter after the first inning and retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced, but the early damage was too much to overcome. The Dodgers managed only three hits in the game, all singles. Hernández doubled in the sixth inning for the only extra-base hit by either team. Shohei Ohtani singled in the seventh inning but was left stranded. The Dodgers struck out 15 times as a team. San Francisco’s bullpen was lights down the stretch. Keaton Winn, Ryan Borucki, Matt Gage and Erik Miller combined for 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Ryan Walker pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out two to earn his second save of the season. Lee finished 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Giants. Heliot Ramos also had a hit in the sixth inning. The game, which lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes, was a stark contrast to the offensive fireworks expected by pregame projections. National Statistical’s game simulator had predicted a 6-4 Dodgers victory, and Los Angeles entered as a -1.5 favorite on the run line. The total score of four runs went under the over/under line of seven. For the Dodgers, the loss snapped a brief winning streak after a 12-3 victory at Colorado on Monday. Los Angeles had won four of its previous five games overall. The Giants, meanwhile, ended a brief two-game slide after dropping the final two games of their series at Washington over the weekend. San Francisco had lost four of its previous six games entering Tuesday night. Roupp’s performance continued a strong stretch for the right-hander. In his previous start April 16 at Cincinnati, he tossed six scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out six in a 3-0 victory. On April 10 at Baltimore, he allowed one earned run over six innings in a 6-3 win. The two teams will meet again Wednesday night in the second game of this three-game series at Oracle Park. The Dodgers are scheduled to continue their road trip after the series, hosting the Chicago Cubs for a three-game weekend set beginning Friday. The Giants will remain home to host the Miami Marlins for a three-game series starting Friday.

Dodgers, Giants Set for Rivalry Clash at Oracle Park SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The first-place Los Angeles Dodgers visit the struggling San Francisco Giants on Tuesday to open a three-game series between the long-time rivals at Oracle Park. The Dodgers (15-6) enter with the best record in the National League, while the Giants (9-13) are looking to gain ground in the NL West. Los Angeles is coming off a 9-6 loss at Colorado on Sunday, which snapped a three-game winning streak. San Francisco was shut out 3-0 in Washington on Sunday, managing just three hits. Dodgers right-hander Landen Roupp (3-1) is scheduled to start against Giants left-hander Robbie Ray. Roupp has been a steady presence in the Los Angeles rotation early this season. A player to watch for the Dodgers is rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki, though he is not slated to start Tuesday. Sasaki took the loss Sunday in Colorado, allowing three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings. In his last four starts, he is 1-3 with a 7.36 ERA. For the Giants, Ray will look to rebound from a tough-luck loss. In his last outing, he struck out seven but allowed three runs over six innings in the 3-0 defeat to the Nationals. Prior to that, Ray had strung together two strong wins, including six shutout innings against Philadelphia on April 7. The Dodgers have dominated the early season, winning series against the Mets and Rangers before the split in Colorado. The Giants, after a promising 6-2 homestand against Philadelphia and the Mets, went 3-7 on a recent road trip through Baltimore, Cincinnati and Washington. According to National Statistical, the Dodgers are projected as strong favorites with a 64.1% probability to win. The game simulator predicts a 6-4 victory for Los Angeles. Following this series, the Dodgers return home to face the Chicago Cubs, while the Giants will host the Miami Marlins before embarking on an East Coast road trip.